Fragmenting projectile

Abstract

Embodiments of a projectile are disclosed herein. According to various embodiments, a projectile includes a substantially solid core of a material, and two or more petals attached to the core. The two or more petals can be formed from the same material used to form the core and can include a trocar tip. A cavity can be bound by the core and inner surfaces of the plurality of petals.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This patent application is a continuation of and claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15 / 133,613, entitled “Projectile,” filed Apr. 20, 2016, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,551,555, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety; and which is a continuation of and claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14 / 269,791, entitled “Fragmenting Projectile,” filed May 5, 2014, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,354,027, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety; and which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 895,247, filed Oct. 24, 2013, entitled “Predictable Fragmentation of Trocar-Pointed Projectile Petals,” which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]This disclosure relates generally to firearms and ballistic technologies. More particularly, the disclosure made herein relates to a fragmenting projectile.BACKGROUND[0003]Unless otherwise indicated herein, the ...

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Benefits of technology

The patent is about a new type of military projectile that can be designed to fragment and expand in different media. The petals on the projectile can be designed to predictably and controlledly behave in different ways depending on the type of media they encounter. This allows the projectile to pass through hard media such as walls or glass without expanding, and then to quickly expand in soft media or targets to increase damage and penetration. The petals can also be designed to create openings or wound channels in the target to make it easier for the projectile to harm them.

Problems solved by technology

Thus, copper jacketing allowed bullets to evolve from flying chunks of lead with limited accuracy, speed, and effectiveness into carefully aimed high speed projectiles that maintained their shape in the barrel and during flight.

Thus, bullet makers began increasing the lethality and / or damaging effect of bullets, particularly in the last half of the twentieth century.

One tradeoff often encountered by bullet makers is that penetration of bullets often must be sacrificed for expansion of the bullet in the target.

In some targets, the lack of penetration can limit the effectiveness of the bullet.

Thus, while the bullet may damage the cutaneous, subcutaneous, and / or even some internal organs of the target, the bullet may lack the effectiveness to neutralize the target due to a lack of penetration.

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